“What was Ukraine’s experience under the Russian rule? Looking at it through non-human actors can bring striking insights into the tsarist society’s racial stereotypes and their legacies.on how imperial Russia came to believe that animals passed on their qualities to humans. 1/”
As promised, I'm sharing my master's thesis on Ukrainian perspectives of Russian colonialism. But I should offer a caveat— in many ways, it is a response to russophilic area studies departments. It's not a full exploration of the topic, although I would love to continue it.
7/20 It can't be more symbolic than that. In 1907, tsarist diplomacy vowed to "respect independence of Persia." In 2 years, Russian troops invaded Iran to crack down on the revolution. As one Tehran-based tsarist clerk noted, "to respect (its sovereignty) does not mean to support it."
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https://www.salon.com/2023/07/29/how-russian-colonialism-took-the-western-anti-imperialist-left-for-a-ride/
https://twitter.com/opolianichev/status/1629192444876140546
Opinion | The Problem With Russia Is Russia (Published 2023)
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Vladyslav Starodubtsev on Twitter: "1\ I think now the time to say for left, who engages in history: its time to start studying tradition and history o… https://t.co/mWdS1iAHrn"
Oleksandr Polianichev on Twitter: "It can't be more symbolic than that. In 1907, tsarist diplomacy vowed to "respect independence of Persia." In 2 yea… https://t.co/OKqx0ZWi7e"
